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	The customer in front of me at the checkout counter was buying two of Tesco&rsquo;s &ldquo;Save the World&rdquo; eco-bags. And yes, the checkout girl rang them up, then folded them up and put them in a plastic bag for the customer to carry away.</div>
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	David Brown</div>
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	Rayong</div>

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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